I see another ship having propulsion issues

I see that earlier today Carnival issued notice to those boarding the Vista that it was having propulsion issues and is not able to cruise at max cruising speed. Because of this they have changed the itinerary and replaced a stop at Grand Turk with a stop at everyones favourite Nassau instead. One really has to wonder. This ship is only 6 months old.

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The Liberty had issues twice. We had a cruise cut short by not going to Progresso as the forward bow thruster was out. Then my friend came in late as the engines that runs generators broke down and could not get up to speed. Now Liberty is heading back to Florida. We (Galveston) is getting Valor. Hard to imagine the all mighty Vista having problems.

I see that earlier today Carnival issued notice to those boarding the Vista that it was having propulsion issues and is not able to cruise at max cruising speed.

Though it is not just the mega ships having propulsion issues, I have to wonder if ship size or dimension have something to do with this. In any event, it is too bad for Carnival and the affected cruisers.

I just did a bit of research. It's easy to point a finger at Carnival, but when you look it up they operate almost all of the cruise ships in the world under different brands. So I guess that even with the maintenance program that needs the be fixed, that many ships equals something is going to break down. I mean really, even with the whole families 8 cars, something always needs fixin......

I understand the massive amount of ships that CCL operates under various lines, but find it strange that RCI corporation, also with numerous lines and many ships, isn't (according to the press) experiencing the same problems.

Of course, regardless of the theoretical problem, I do not plan on cancelling my Princess or Carnival cruises

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